Word: rebellion
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...period but skillfully developed now by the example of such public relations geniuses as Abbie Hoffman. Some, of course, costume themselves in the Stars and Stripes with no overt political intent. But however faddish the flag fashions are, they implicitly contain a put-on or a flare of adolescent rebellion. "Desecrating the flag is just fun," explains Beth Spencer, 21, of Berkeley. "It's burned, torn or worn for the sheer joy of doing something naughty and getting away with it." Says Carl Boockholdt, a boutique operator in Indianapolis: "It could be a parody type of feeling, to signify that...
...Katanga are working at full capacity. At Inga Rapids, a project to begin damming the Congo River is under way at last. Its first stage, a 150-megawatt dam, will be finished by 1972. Even the interior city of Kisangani, formerly Stanleyville, which suffered terrible damage during the Simba rebellion of 1964-65, is returning to life. The town glitters with a coat of fresh paint in honor of a visit by Belgium's King Baudouin, who arrived in the Congo for the anniversary...
Much of the credit for the Congo's survival belongs to Mobutu, 39, the former army commander who speaks with passion about his military takeover in 1965. "While we were fighting on all fronts to end the rebellion and unite the country," he told TIME Correspondent James Wilde last week, "others amused themselves by running for President or Premier or Parliament. We thought law-and-order was more important than senseless politicking...
...when Kennedy was elected, the new set of intellectuals that invaded the White House decided that bombing was a little too spectacular. What was needed, they decided, were specially-trained Marines who would be ready to make a quick trip to a rebellious land, get rid of the rebellion, set up a puppet government, and then return to defend the homeland. After all, hadn't the CIA coup in Guatemala worked just that...
...drawn is that of violence. The more moderate group feels that violence will only alienate the rest of society, and is basically useless. The other group is suspicious of those who draw the line at violence, feeling what they may really be objecting to is the possibility of rebellion...